Where does “дерикожа” come from?
дерикожа (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian кожа, from Proto-Slavic koža, from Proto-Slavic -ja, from Proto-Indo-European -yeh₂.
дерикожа (Macedonian): skinner
Ancestry of “дерикожа”, step by step
дерикожа traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macedonian кожа
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | кожа | skin; leather |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | koža | skin; leather |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ja | Suffix creating feminine action nouns, usually... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeh₂ | — |
via Macedonian дере
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | дере | to skin, flay |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dьràti | to tear, to flay; to tear, to flay; to cut into... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | der- | to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to... |